The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-10-12
ARROR DAY.
A Proclamation Naming October

We have resolved frcsn the szaie superb
IeBsIeat of public insirllesien > eiressiar reia
ting 10 tire planting and naming siafe 70 I<
Observed as Arbor Day This Is = sutseet
which should Interest essTyt,siy. II + Of =,
much ilnI-sr1ance thai W. print the Circular
10 full
The work which Artor Day sisaii sss7oni-
plish in The schools of The commonwealth
l. but begun What has been accomplished
J. but 3 prophecy Of what i 10 be done A
6eld ever widening Is Before rs. School
grounds especially mus be properly enlaFg
ed. and fifty ornsH1ented. 50 a. 20 sacare The
animation OF our communities. and b-cerDe
source OF refining culture 70 ali the yerta
OF the commonwealth. With tins viii 20
forward the improvement OF sur roadsisies
until man and beast shall travel beneath the
shade, and the birds come bsck again 10
cheer them with song Then rural parks
can be provided. wherever possible snd
universal sentiment be aroused. which shall
guard our mountain springs and streams and
keep intact the sisadowy tilIs.aad mossy
delis with which our state aboands.
Trees mus. be more generally thought Of
and cared for by the people Of the state
Forest trees, fruit trees and shade and orTla-
nlenIal trees must DC looked al. thought
about and planted everywhere Teachers,
directors and superintendent may become
most influential factors in directing attention
TO this necessity Of tree planting. the kinds
OF trees 10 be planted ia different localities
the manner IN which the work should Be
done. and the results that must follow.
which are in every way profitable
We cal on the schools and school author
i1ies, therefore, TO bestir themselves in this
new crusade against Ignorance, reekiessness,
selfishDess and the blind folly Of procrasti-
nation aud neglect. Let the grounds about
all school houses be pianlei with shade trees
and shrubbery and vines Les the subjecs Of
tree planting be discussed IN eveIIing meet
ings held IN the school houses Of tine dis
triet-
LIT planting Of seeds and the 1r@risFlanting
Of young trees the wonderful arr Of budding
and graffing; the number OF trees Of differ
eiit kinds growing about the homes Of indi-
yiduzl pupils and the numbers that may be
planted there; the nurseries OF other places
from which trees that are desired my be
secured the prizes al which they may De
had and any other matters Of practieal in
terest in this connection, thai suggests them
selves 70 the teacher, be made the subject Of
school noom or classroom consideration
The state CONES TO the schools f5r help. Les
that help be given. and thus in herinereased
material wealth alone. the schools VIII re-
turn 70 the commonwealth year by wear
vastly more than the million and a-h2lf Of
dollars that have - recently been afpropri-
ated from the treasury for the purpose Of
general education
From the record Of work done and to Be
done. ss presented IN the individual reports
OF snPe.iniendenfs found Ia the last annual
report from the department Of public in
struciiOn-extrscts from which are given in
the forthcoming issue Of The Pe,ussy7t,al1ia
seteoi Journal for oct0ber-the p-opriefv OF
the appointment Of 3 school Arb0r dAy by
this department, during the past two years.
and the necessity Sor IT. continued observ-
anee, becoming clearly manifest
Therefore, to carry out more fully the in
tent Of the proclamation Of Arbor day by his
excelleney, Governor Beaver By securing the
united efforts Of our schools-a very large
proportion Of which were not in session Al
the time Of tree-plan;iRg in the spring-we
hereby appoint Friday. october 2l, and ear
nestiy urge upon superinrsndenis. teachers
and officers throughout the state. the propri-
ETY. d using every efforf 10 forward this i'm
poFizni work. employing such means as
their good Judgment may direct. We further
request that they secure a fail report Of work
done, in order that the record thereof may be
preserved permanently among the school
documents Of the commonwealth.